1:28 pm Wednesday 25th February 2026

how it's been with jerry boy

sooo i've had jerry in my house for about 2 weeks now, and...well, let's just say each day has brought something new with it. Jerry is still trying to settle in, but I feel like he's doing a better job at settling in now than he was before. He's being a lot more affectionate with me, coming up onto my bed and cuddling with me and laying on me.

my new routine is a little harsh on my body because Jerry wants to be fed at THEE arse crack of dawn. 6 am, sometimes 7 am if he's being generous with me. my routine before was go to bed at like 1 or 2 am and then wake up at 9-10 am. but that's just not feasible anymore because jerry needs to be fed earlier. then he wants to go outside immediately after being fed. I give him supervised outdoor time for a while, and when he starts trying to wonder off the property, I lead him back with some treats (rabbit and beef flavoured kibble). If he is really adament about wondering off, i'll distract him with a bunch of treats and then pick him up, and bring him back to the front yard. or if we've been outside for long enough, i'll bring him back inside. (if i try to pick him up without distracting him with treats, he complains by meowing angrily or by biting me. the treats work wonders).

recently he got a bit sick because of the diet change and the stress of acclimating into a new home, so i had to take him to the vet. he had constipation, and then suddenly switched to diarrhea overnight, which was obvs concerning. i'm currently giving him pain meds and antibiotics, and he's being a very brave boy for eating his food with the meds even though the antibiotics smell weird. like, me with my shitty bad nose that sucks can smell the antibiotics, and even when i mix it in super well with his food, the super smelly meaty food basically is overpowered by the smell of the antibiotics. and if *i* can smell it, jerry with his way more powerful cat nose can ABSOLUTELY tell there's something up with his food. he refuses it at first, but i've been able to encourage him to eat it and i've been praising him and petting him the whole time. he is a very very very brave and good boy for eating it despite it probably tasting really fucking yucky.

on march 7th both the cat backpack and the cat harness that i bought for him online will show up in the mail. i'm fucking STOKED for it. i've not been this excited for something to come in the mail since i was waiting around for my steam deck (which i've been having a blast with btw). jerry really needs to be walked- at the arse crack of dawn and right before the sun sets. he's kind of restless without it. me giving him supervised outdoor time *is* good for him but i can tell it's just not enough for him. the property isn't particularly large so there's really not much he can explore, and i know that it upsets him greatly. so i'm gonna get him acclimated to the cat backpack and the harness, then eventually take him for walks. i'm pretty excited about it.